A 68-year-old woman was carjacked Thursday night while she pumped gas at a station on Magazine Street, New Orleans police said.

The crime was reported about 11:50 p.m. in the 2100 block of Magazine Street.

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Surveillance video released Friday shows the woman pumping gas into her 2003 silver Jeep Liberty. A man walks up to the woman behind the pump and moments later he leaves with her vehicle.

Police said the man, who was armed with a short-barrel black firearm, approached the victim and demanded her keys. She complied and the man drove off.

Investigators described the carjacker as a black man between 25 and 30 years old, standing 5 feet 6 inches tall with a thin build and shoulder-length dreadlocks. He was last seen wearing dark clothing, police said in a news release.

Anyone with information is asked to call the New Orleans Police Department at 504-658-6060 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.

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